Originally posted by: FallenHero
Because unlike IV fluids, they dont want it to enter your system quickly, as it would overload it. Its the same reason Epi-pens are jabbed into the mid-lateral thigh.

again, you are going for fat there. If you inject something into muscle it is absorbed a lot faster. And judging from the charlie horse, they got it right in the muscle.

WRONG! They are going for the muscle. For that reason. It's absorbed better in the muscle because it's more vascular than fat is. Plus, it's one of the biggest muscles in the body.

so you are saying it isnt absorbed faster by muscle than fat?

I'm saying there are no shots given in fat. There are three types of shots: Subcutaneous, Intramuscular, and sub-dermal. SubQ(subcutaneous) shots are given for like insulin shots and epinephrine when used for acute asthma attacks. Subdermal injections are used for TB tests. Intramuscular injections are for meds, tetanus, etc.....basically everything else. If meds were given in fat, they wouldn't go anywhere. So, to answer your question, no, the muscle will absorb it faster.

Originally posted by: Lico
shots are given IM (intramuscular) as a sort of slow-release form. IV painkillers wouldn't last you very long. drugs are never injected into fat, I have no clue how they would be absorbed from there.

the only experience I have is giving my son his insulin shots. Those are always injected into fat. Muscle absorbs it too quickly, maybe it works different with other things.

Originally posted by: Lico
shots are given IM (intramuscular) as a sort of slow-release form. IV painkillers wouldn't last you very long. drugs are never injected into fat, I have no clue how they would be absorbed from there.

the only experience I have is giving my son his insulin shots. Those are always injected into fat. Muscle absorbs it too quickly, maybe it works different with other things.

You're not giving it into any fat. You are giving it subcutaneously. That is in the third layer of the skin.

a butt shot is always in the lateral superior portion. This is to limit the risk of hitting the gluteal arteries as well as the siatic nerver. If you hit the siatic nerver, your gonna know it If it wasn't in this region, it was probably a nurse that didn't know better.

Originally posted by: Lico
shots are given IM (intramuscular) as a sort of slow-release form. IV painkillers wouldn't last you very long. drugs are never injected into fat, I have no clue how they would be absorbed from there.

the only experience I have is giving my son his insulin shots. Those are always injected into fat. Muscle absorbs it too quickly, maybe it works different with other things.

You're not giving it into any fat. You are giving it subcutaneously. That is in the third layer of the skin.

actually, subcutaneus(hypodermis) is mostly made up of adipocytes(fat cells)